Here's some not-so-surprising news.
State Rep John Bennett – the simpleton, bigoted, authoritarian ex-marine who forces his kids to dress up like Yankee Doodle Dandy and hold semi-automatic weapons for family portraits – is apparently a strong supporter of a teacher's right to abuse, intimidate and embarrass someone else's kid.
In fact, he thinks the lack of physical abuse in Oklahoma classrooms is one of the biggest problems facing our state:
Via KFOR:
An Oklahoma state representative is getting some heat about his argument during a debate regarding the state’s education and budget crisis.
On Monday, members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives debated a bill that would fund a teacher pay raise through several revenue-raising measures.
“Money is not the number one issue,” said Rep. John Bennett. “Maybe if we spanked our kids at home a little better with a paddle, made them mind and be good kids, the teachers wouldn’t have it so hard in the classroom.”